Nonmetallics

The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (RMC) has announced that it has coordinated the launch of a new women-owned enterprise that it says will revolutionize recycled glass use in Pennsylvania and nationally.

LCL Industries Inc., in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County, approximately 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia, will primarily use triple mix container glass to manufacture grit abrasives and potable water filtration media. At full production, this $6 million project will create approximately 25 jobs while using 30,000 tons of recycled glass per year.

The RMC facilitated negotiations between LCL Industries and England-based Krysteline Group Ltd., resulting in LCL also being recognized as Krysteline’s sole North American headquarters for Krysteline technology.

To produce the grit abrasives and water filtration media, LCL will use Krysteline’s patented glass processing implosion equipment. This technology uses principles of implosion to shatter the glass, reducing mechanical wear and operating costs, according to the company. Typically, the resulting glass products are more geometrically uniform than recycled glass products produced from traditional equipment, according to a press release issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

LCL’s keystone product will be expendable blast abrasives, the primary benefits of which include a 25 percent to 30 percent reduction in pneumatic blasting pressure when applying the abrasive material, which significantly reduces energy consumption during use. Additionally, the recycled glass abrasive does not cause silicosis, unlike natural sands.

Krysteline has recognized LCL as the North American contact for the entire range of glass implosion equipment.

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